The President's Own United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band, also known by the moniker "The President's Own," is an organization of about 160 members, 130 of whom are musicians. The USMB also includes the Marine Chamber Orchestra, various Marine chamber ensembles, the Marine Jazz Orchestra, and the country music offshoot Free Country. These ensembles typically perform more than 500 concert events each year, including at the White House, Pentagon ceremonies, state funerals, and various other government and public events. Not surprisingly, the number of musicians appearing at an event can vary widely, with some performances featuring as few as two or three members, and others, like the spectacular displays put on for presidential inaugurations typically involving about 100 players. Bandmembers serve at least four years, and some as long as 20 or more. Though they are members of the United States Marines, they do not receive basic training or most other military training. Their repertoire is obviously broad, taking in John Philip Sousa and other American composers, as well as Hindemith, Prokofiev, Ives, Stravinsky, and, via transcription, Wagner, Richard Strauss, Schoenberg, and a host of others.
The USMB was founded in accordance with a July 11, 1798 Act of Congress. It is thus not only the oldest American military band, but the oldest professional American musical organization. Although the USMB made its debut on August 21, 1800, its first major concert was given at the White House at the invitation of President John Adams on January 1, 1801. The ensemble also played for the inauguration of Thomas Jefferson that year (March 4) and has played for every presidential inauguration since.
There have been 27 directors of the USMB up through 2007, the first being William Farr, and the most famous being its 14th, composer John Philip Sousa, who led the group from 1880-1892. He is generally credited with building the ensemble into the finest American band of its time. Other famous directors include: John R. Bourgeois (1979-1996), Timothy W. Foley (1996-2004), and Michael J. Colburn (2004-2014).
On May 17, 1922, the USMB appeared on its first radio broadcast and thereafter gave frequent performances over the airwaves. Over the years the ensemble grew in prominence and expanded in size, making numerous recordings and appearing at countless televised events. Its recordings are available on the USMB's own label and from Naxos, Albany Records, Musical Heritage Society, and others.
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Schoepper, Vol. 14 of the Robert Hoe Collection (Giacomo Meyerbeer - Constant Lambert - Ludwig van Beethoven)
The President's Own United States Marine Band
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Schoepper, Vol. 12 of the Robert Hoe Collection (Richard Strauss - Charles-Francois Gounod - Francois-Adrien Boieldieu)
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Schoepper, Vol. 9 of the Robert Hoe Collection (Gioachino Rossini - Johann Strauss II - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky)
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Schoepper, Vol. 7 of the Robert Hoe Collection (Sergey Prokofiev - Johannes Brahms - Richard Wagner)
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Schoepper, Vol. 6 of the Robert Hoe Collection (Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Stephen C. Foster - Luis Guzman)
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Schoepper, Vol. 5 of the Robert Hoe Collection (Gioachino Rossini - Johann Strauss II - Claudio S. Grafulla)
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Schoepper, Vol. 4 of the Robert Hoe Collection (Camillo De Nardis - Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky - Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov)
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The Bicentennial Collection, Vol. 10: Guest Conductors (Gustav Holst - Ralph Vaughan Williams - John Philip Sousa)
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The Bicentennial Collection, Vol. 9
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The Bicentennial Collection, Vol. 7 (Percy Grainger - Morton Gould - Igor Stravinsky)
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The Bicentennial Collection, Vol. 6: Jack T. Kline and John R. Bourgeois (Paul Hindemith - Hector Berlioz - John Philip Sousa)
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The Bicentennial Collection, Vol. 5: Albert Schoepper and Dale L. Harpham (Richard Wagner - Howard Hanson - Leroy Anderson)
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The Bicentennial Collection, Vol. 2: Acoustic Recordings (Douglas Moore - Wilhelm Wacek - Carl Friedemann)
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President's Own United States Marine Band: On Tour
The President's Own United States Marine Band
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United States Marine Band: Liberty for All - An Interactive CD of History and Culture (William Schuman - Joseph Hopkinson - Edwin Franko Goldman)
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President'S Own United States Marine Band: Original Sousa, Vol. 3 (John Philip Sousa)
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Santelmann, Vol. 6 of the Robert Hoe Collection (Antonio Sacchini - Antonin Dvorak - Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky)
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Santelmann, Vol. 5 of the Robert Hoe Collection (Daniel-Francois Auber - Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov - Antonin Dvorak)
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Holding the Flag (John Philip Sousa - Robert MacArthur Crawford - Jacques Offenbach)
The President's Own United States Marine Band
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Timothy Reynish Live In Concert, Vol. 5
The President's Own United States Marine Band, Baylor University Wind Ensemble, Irish Youth Wind Ensemble, Suny Fredonia Wind Ensemble, Royal Welsh College Of Music and Drama Wind Ensemble, Timothy Reynish
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2009 WASBE Cincinnati, USA: "The Presidents Own" United States Marine Band
The President's Own United States Marine Band, AnnaMaria Mottola, Michael J. Colburn
Classique - Paru chez Mark Records le 7 juin 2011
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